Upton St Leonards C of E Primary School Tel. 01452 616109 Fax. 01452 614796

Links

Site title	Description
Adventures	Have fun with lego adventures.

Ancient Greece	Discover Ancient Greece, find out about three important places and learn with some cartoon classics.

Ancient Greeks	Find out more about Greek civilisation. Useful for the Year 3 Autumn Term Project.

Ask Jeeves	A useful search engine when asking specific questions.

b4school	A useful site which lists Primary School age activities for children in the Gloucestershire area.

BBC - Parenting	For advice on confidence building, sibling relationships, praise giving, bullying and lots lots more. Many handy links for other age groups etc.

BBC Education	Go on a scientific adventure with Nash, Flick or Sprat, solve the puzzles and top up your skills!

BBC Nature	Take the Blue Planet Challenge and learn more about the planet we live on.

BBC Romans	BBC site designed for KS2 pupils, aligned to the BBC Schools Programme.

Blue Peter	Lots of ideas for things to do, games, book reviews and competitions.

Castles on the Web	This site has information about castles, games and links to other castle websites

Chatdanger	Vital advice for young people and parents on using internet Chat rooms safely.

Child Net Awards	The Cable and Wireless Childnet Awards site showcases over 100 inspiring projects designed by young people and teachers.

Children's Information Service (CIS)	For help in finding childcare, out of school clubs, childminders and holiday clubs and information on tax credit and benefits, parenting and family support. The CIS can also help find activities in your local area.

Clipart	Check out these web sites for images and pictures.

Direct Gov	Public Services all in one place. For further information about our school, local secondary schools, further education, health and all Government Services. Follow the link on the homepage for DirectGov Kids to help children learn about the world around them, information as to how a school is run through to fire safety activities.

Directory of Adult Education Providers	The Directory of Adult Education Providers details the names of providers of adult education programmes.

Dr Who	For Dr Who fans ...... play games, watch trailers, create your own comic book and trailer.

Earth Sun Moon	Blast off in a space rocket, blitz the asteroids to get to the moon, find out all about our Sun, the Moon and Planet Earth on your trip.

Encyclopedia Britannica.	The famous reference books on-line.

Find it fast!	Search engine for children.

Funstuff	Magazine, poems and stories for children.

Games for learning.	Fun activities for all with a focus on mathematics.

Global Gang	Christian Aid site - join the Global Gang and find out about children all over the world.

Glos Families Directory supported by the Family Information Service	The online glosfamilies directory has been re-launched to include improved searching and a 'What's On?' feature for all family members - elected members (members of staff, governors, practitioners, etc. Please try it out.

Gloucester Primary Schools Football Association	Track the progress of our school football team. The league comes under 'Inter-Schools' 7 a-side league.

Google	A fast and useful search engine.

Grid Club	Gridclub's special Cybercafe gives details of the Government backed Internet Proficiency Scheme for primary schools, which also makes use of the SMART rules.

Guide Information	GUiDE provide free and confidential health, social care and disability information service for both the public and professionals. They have a database 4,000 plus local and national support services and organisations. Guides also incorporates - 'The Key', which is a special information service for any family in Gloucestershire with a disabled child, for information on services and benefits for disabled children and young people.

Guinness World Records	Search for a World Record online - fascinating site.

Harry Potter Challenge	Test your knowledge of Harry Potter and take the Wizard Challenge.

Help with reading.	More information about our popular Oxford Reading Tree scheme at this site.

Ideas for the Kids	Award winning comprehensive, free online source of places to go and things to do with your children in the UK.

Images	Cute cartoons!!

Information for parents	Gloucestershire County Council - advice on all aspects of school life from free school meals to advice on transferring to secondary schools

Innovations Learning	Site designed by teachers, to help teachers and students access curriculum information and ideas to support learning. (Handy reference for parents too).

Keeping Up to Date	Newspaper for children by children.

Kidsmart	The Kidsmart website contains resources and activities for both parents, teachers and children including the online role play activity Net Detectives.

Ladybird books	Link to the popular children's books website for stories and games

Literacy (Age 5-9)	Key Stage 1 BBC site.

Maths	Maths activities and information suitable for all year groups and parents!!

National History	Visit the official web site for the National History Museum.

Newsround	BBC Newsround site for today's news, weather, sports, book and TV reviews, games and more.

Number	Activities with numbers.

Paper Toys	Cut-out and build a variety of models from printable templates.

Parentline Plus	For information and support on issues facing parents. Parentline Plus has a free confidential helpline available seven days a week, 24 hours a day and they also offer group workshops for parents and carers addressing a whole wide range of issues. Tel. 0808 800 2222. An email advice and support line is also available via the Parentline plus website.

Parents Centre	Information and support for parents on how to help with your child's learning, including advice on choosing a school and finding childcare.

PATA	PATA's reputation as an excellent source of support and information for childcare from birth to teens including holiday play schemes, is built on 15 years' experience and expertise.

Raising Kids	Site offering support and information from a team of expert advisers on topics such as finance, nutrition and education. Competitions and features.

Robots	Robotic fun in the BBCs robot world.

School History	Useful site with games, resources and links to other recommended learning sites

Sing-up	This site is free to use, and has lots of fun songs to sing along with.

Teens in Crisis	Working with young people aged 9-21 and their families, Teens in Crisis offers a range of services through counselling services in 8 secondary schools and seven other counselling venues, they also operate counselling services to 3 statutory organisations and a homelessness mediation service along with a telephone helpline.

The Hedgehogs	Name your own hedgehog and learn the Green Cross Code.

The sky at night!	Take a closer look at the Constellations and their stars.

Thinkuknow	Information for children and adults, produced by CEOP, the Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre, so it is well worth a look.

Tudor Project	Useful information for the Year 5 Autumn Term project.

Tweenies	A popular Web-Site for the pre-school under 5s.

Upton St Leonards Parish Church	Please visit the website of our church.

Upton-St-Leonards Parish Council	For essential information about the Parish of Upton St Leonards, covering history of the Parish, useful links for village activities, re-cycling information and more.

Winston's Wish	Winston's Wish helps children rebuild their lives after the death of a parent or sibling, enabling them to face the future with hope. They offer practical support and guidance to families, professionals and anyone concerned about a grieving child.

Woodlands Junior School, Kent	This award-winning school website provides a useful resource for homework help, interactive activities and games.

Words and Pictures (Age5-7)	Key Stage 1 BBC site.

Young Minds	Young Minds are a National Charity committed to improving the mental health of all children and young people under 25. They provide advice, training and useful publications. Their website has pages just for children, as well as young people and parents.

Yucky Kids!	How many hearts does a worm have? Find out this and more yucky facts.